that senator, republican rand paul from kentucky. welcome to you. >> good morning. bill: what's the question? >> i would like to know if president obama claims or says or ascertificates he has the power to kill an american on american soil with a drone? and i would think the answer should be pretty easy. should be a very short answer. should be no. i can't man the president would assert the power to kill an american on american soil but john brennan was asked this question in his confirmmation hearing by senator wyden. he refused to answer it. he has been asked the question in writing. as of today we still have no answer. i can't imagine that president obama is going to assert the power to kill an american without a trial, without a judge, on american soil. that to me is very, very troubling and really i can't let this nomination go forward until we get an answer. bill: my question for you, senator is, why could he not answer that? >> well, that's pretty worrisome because either a nonanswer implies that he thinks he really does have that power. and you have to reali